2024-09-03 07:55:55
“I believe he was not punished because those who heard his case clearly thought there was nothing to punish… I don’t think the verdict had anything to do with the fact that she was No. 1 in the world,” Nadal said in Taking a break after the Olympics and not starting at the U.S. Open.
Sinner, 23, tested positive for the anabolic steroid klostebol during the Masters in Indian Wells in March. However, he wasn’t even given a provisional suspension and the case didn’t come to light until late August after he won his fifth title of the year in Cincinnati.
The Australian Open champion successfully explained that his physiotherapist applied the banned substance in the form of a spray to a small cut on his hand and that the substance was transferred during the massage. He successfully appealed against the automatic ban, which many tennis players criticized and pointed to a double standard. His only penalty for the doping violation was a 400-point deduction and a bonus of $325,000 (7.4 million kroner) for advancing to the Indian Wells semifinals.
“I know Sinner and I don’t believe he wanted to do drugs. Justice is justice and I believe in it. I believe organizations have to make decisions and I believe they will make decisions based on what they think is right,” Nadal, 38, said .
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